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BMC Neurology
Published in: BMC Neurology 1/2024

Open Access 01-12-2024 | Computed Tomography | Case Report

Persistent trigeminal artery in a patient with moyamoya disease:a case report and literature review

Authors: Tao Sun, Lixin Huang, Jun Sun, Zhimin Wu, Chuan Chen, Hui Wang

Published in: BMC Neurology | Issue 1/2024

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Abstract

Backgrounds

Persistent trigeminal artery (PTA) is a rare anastomosis between internal carotid artery (ICA) and basilar artery. In rare conditions, the PTA could be combined with others cerebrovascular anomalies, moyamoya disease (MMD) is one of them.

Case presentation

Here, we reported one rare case of MMD associated with PTA, the patient admitted to our department for severe dizziness and headache, imaging examination suggested MMD combined with right PTA, which arising from the ipsilateral cavernous portion of ICA. The patient received phased bilaterral revascularization with no any complication. In the subsequent follow-up, the patient’s symptoms and intracranial vascular condition gradually improved. Moreover, we conducted a literature review of coexistence of PTA and MMD, the results of a web of science regarding such condition, and a deep discussion providing brief insight into the status of co-occurrence of PTA and MMD, including its manifestation, treatment and outcome.

Conclusions

The coexistence of PTA and MMD was rarely reported, the pathogenesis of such condition remains unknown. We found that the features of the coexistence of PTA and MMD were diverse, revascularization might be a feasible for such patient.
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Metadata
Title
Persistent trigeminal artery in a patient with moyamoya disease:a case report and literature review
Authors
Tao Sun
Lixin Huang
Jun Sun
Zhimin Wu
Chuan Chen
Hui Wang
Publication date
01-12-2024
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Neurology / Issue 1/2024
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2377
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-024-03545-y

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